THE EUROPEAN SUGAR MARKET IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT AFTER SCRAPPING THE SUGAR QUOTA SYSTEM

Emilia Balan and Simona Zamșa
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Simona Zamsa

Revista de Economie Mondiala / The Journal of Global Economics, 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, 76-88

Abstract: The elimination of the European Union’s sugar quota system in September 2017, after nearly 50 years, had a significant impact on the prices of this product as a result of the market surplus. This paper analyzes the European sugar market in the global context, six months after the European Commission’s historic decision. It also highlights the evolution of sugar quotations at the London Stock Exchange between October 2017 and March 2018, compared to the similar period of the previous year, and gives an overview of the main fundamental factors of the international sugar market. After examining the European market both in terms of the abolition of the production quotas and the UK’s departure from the EU in 2019, the paper concludes that the short and medium-term sugar supply is set to increase, while the sugar quotations will follow a downward trend.

Keywords: sugar; quotes; European Union (EU); production quotas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N54 O52 Q02 Q10 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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